Huguan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Huguan in context

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HuguanShanxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Huguan plotted against Shanxi and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Huguan's incremental SNDi rose from 1.28 to 2.71 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Huguan ranked 8th out of 80 cities in Shanxi and 342nd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.71
Rank in China
663rd of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
32nd of 80

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.18
Rank in China
342nd of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
8th of 80

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HuguanSiegenYishan

Huguan, Siegen, and Yishan all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Huguan and Yishan both fluctuated in connectivity, while Siegen became progressively more disconnected.